捶胸顿足
Explanation: Hammer: beat; Dayton: stamp. Knock on his chest, stamped his feet. Described as very depressed, or very sad. Usage: Joint type; as predicate, attributive, adverbial; describe people anxious, sad, helpless Source: Ming Lee asked, "homebound _set_ of Kunlun Zhang Poet Biography": "There are reports of who the letter was not special; is conceivable Indeed, it crying in the corner, if not want to grow." Examples: Ming he finished, touch Xuande Zhongchang, so a ~, burst into tears. (Ming Luo, "Three Kingdoms" fifty-sixth back)- Thesaurus: Stamp thoracic vertebra, Stamp their feet crying, Dunjiao breast-beating
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